The latest officially reported population of Algeria was 46,814,308 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Algeria's population is 47,911,682 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Algeria's population is 50,486 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Algeria is ranked the 33rd most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.58% for Algeria vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Algeria has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of Algeria has increased from 33.1M people to 47.9M (44.7% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- Algeria is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 65.1M people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Algeria vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
47911682
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949
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| Population rank | 33/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.58% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
48.5 seconds
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1 month
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| One birth every |
34.8 seconds
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n/a |
| One death every |
2.45 minutes
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
16.8 minutes
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -31,240 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,781 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +650,089 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.41% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 76/197 | 165/197 |
Algeria and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 11,424,922 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 11,628,883 | - | 1.79% | - |
| 1962 | 11,800,771 | - | 1.48% | - |
| 1963 | 11,982,118 | - | 1.54% | - |
| 1964 | 12,179,813 | - | 1.65% | - |
| 1965 | 12,365,976 | - | 1.53% | - |
| 1966 | 12,590,069 | - | 1.81% | - |
| 1967 | 12,876,118 | - | 2.27% | - |
| 1968 | 13,172,614 | - | 2.3% | - |
| 1969 | 13,475,960 | - | 2.3% | - |
| 1970 | 13,783,719 | - | 2.28% | - |
| 1971 | 14,098,936 | - | 2.29% | - |
| 1972 | 14,427,072 | - | 2.33% | - |
| 1973 | 14,771,147 | - | 2.38% | - |
| 1974 | 15,133,502 | - | 2.45% | - |
| 1975 | 15,678,596 | - | 3.6% | - |
| 1976 | 16,409,170 | - | 4.66% | - |
| 1977 | 17,015,994 | - | 3.7% | - |
| 1978 | 17,506,974 | - | 2.89% | - |
| 1979 | 18,036,655 | - | 3.03% | - |
| 1980 | 18,607,174 | - | 3.16% | - |
| 1981 | 19,220,704 | - | 3.3% | - |
| 1982 | 19,872,348 | - | 3.39% | - |
| 1983 | 20,558,115 | - | 3.45% | - |
| 1984 | 21,271,969 | - | 3.47% | - |
| 1985 | 22,008,544 | - | 3.46% | - |
| 1986 | 22,745,499 | - | 3.35% | - |
| 1987 | 23,443,624 | - | 3.07% | - |
| 1988 | 24,109,536 | - | 2.84% | - |
| 1989 | 24,754,485 | - | 2.68% | - |
| 1990 | 25,375,810 | - | 2.51% | - |
| 1991 | 25,987,928 | - | 2.41% | - |
| 1992 | 26,628,568 | - | 2.47% | - |
| 1993 | 27,277,048 | - | 2.44% | - |
| 1994 | 27,887,279 | - | 2.24% | - |
| 1995 | 28,470,191 | - | 2.09% | - |
| 1996 | 29,033,044 | - | 1.98% | - |
| 1997 | 29,579,301 | - | 1.88% | - |
| 1998 | 30,054,133 | - | 1.61% | - |
| 1999 | 30,474,354 | - | 1.4% | - |
| 2000 | 30,903,893 | 880 | 1.41% | - |
| 2001 | 31,331,221 | 890 | 1.38% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 31,750,835 | 900 | 1.34% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 32,175,818 | 911 | 1.34% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 32,628,286 | 921 | 1.41% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 33,109,249 | 921 | 1.47% | 0% |
| 2006 | 33,623,506 | 932 | 1.55% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 34,189,416 | 821 | 1.68% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 34,816,961 | 824 | 1.84% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 35,490,445 | 826 | 1.93% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 36,188,236 | 829 | 1.97% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 36,903,376 | 832 | 1.98% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 37,646,166 | 836 | 2.01% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 38,414,171 | 839 | 2.04% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 39,205,031 | 842 | 2.06% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 40,019,529 | 1,000 | 2.08% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 40,850,721 | - | 2.08% | 0% |
| 2017 | 41,689,299 | 1,000 | 2.05% | 0% |
| 2018 | 42,505,035 | - | 1.96% | 0% |
| 2019 | 43,294,546 | 1,000 | 1.86% | 0% |
| 2020 | 44,042,091 | 987 | 1.73% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 44,761,099 | 970 | 1.63% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 45,477,389 | 944 | 1.6% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 46,164,219 | 922 | 1.51% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 46,814,308 | 933 | 1.41% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 47,435,316 | 939 | 1.33% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 48,028,344 | 952 | 1.25% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 48,593,419 | 974 | 1.18% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 49,135,532 | 985 | 1.12% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 49,655,386 | 983 | 1.06% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 50,154,168 | 976 | 1% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 50,637,369 | 968 | 0.96% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 51,113,505 | 968 | 0.94% | 0% |
| 2033 | 51,584,249 | 988 | 0.92% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 52,048,009 | 992 | 0.9% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 52,516,794 | 1,000 | 0.9% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 52,986,277 | 998 | 0.89% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 53,452,788 | 1,003 | 0.88% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 53,921,847 | 1,022 | 0.88% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 54,396,263 | 1,060 | 0.88% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 54,873,482 | 1,095 | 0.88% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 55,351,998 | 1,127 | 0.87% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 55,834,554 | 1,149 | 0.87% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 56,319,606 | 1,169 | 0.87% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 56,806,185 | 1,186 | 0.86% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 57,290,162 | 1,209 | 0.85% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 57,767,681 | 1,224 | 0.83% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 58,234,183 | 1,248 | 0.81% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 58,690,893 | 1,272 | 0.78% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 59,136,165 | 1,296 | 0.76% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 59,565,558 | 1,325 | 0.73% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Algeria increased by 6,910,280 people (a 20.9% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Algeria gained 7,892,153 (a 19.7% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
Algeria was ranked 34th most populous country in 2005 and is 33rd in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Algeria's population will grow by 24.3% to 59,565,558 people and will still be ranked 33rd. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Algiers | 2.36M |
| Oran | 803K |
| Constantine | 465K |
| Batna | 291K |
| Setif | 288K |
| Djelfa | 266K |
| Annaba | 257K |
| Sidi Bel Abbes | 213K |
| Biskra | 205K |
| Tebessa | 194K |
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| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Algeria and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 76.7 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 30.8 years | n/a |
| Median age | 29.3 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 51:49 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 2.77 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 50.9 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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